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XXVI.Proviso for Patents of Liberties, &c. to Cities, &c.

Provided alsoe That all Letters Patents granted by the Kings Majestie or any of His Noble Progenitors to any Cittyes Burroughes or Townes within this Realme of any manner of Liberties Priviledges or Exemptions from the burthen and charge of any such Grants of Subsidyes which be at this present time in force and availeable shall remaine good and effectuall to the said Cittyes Burroughes and Townes hereafter according to the purports thereof Although the Inhabitants of the same and alsoe the said Corporations shall upon the great and weighty Considerations of the Grant aforesaid be for this Grant charged and contributary in like manner forme and sorte as other Cittyes Burroughes and Townes which be not in any wise priviledged but by this Act charged